Left-sided acute appendicitis with intestinal malrotation

Intestinal malrotation is a rare anomaly of rotation and fixation of the midgut. Left-sided appendicitis occurs in association with two types of congenital anomalies, situs inversus and intestinal malrotation. We describe a rare case of left-sided acute appendicitis with intestinal malrotation in a...

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Published inRadiation medicine Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 125
Main Authors Kamiyama, Takuro, Fujiyoshi, Fumito, Hamada, Hiroyuki, Nakajo, Masayuki, Harada, Osamu, Haraguchi, Yusei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.03.2005
Subjects
Adolescent
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging
Appendix - abnormalities
Colon, Ascending - abnormalities
Duodenum - abnormalities
Humans
Jejunum - abnormalities
Male
Situs Inversus - complications
Situs Inversus - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Intestinal malrotation is a rare anomaly of rotation and fixation of the midgut. Left-sided appendicitis occurs in association with two types of congenital anomalies, situs inversus and intestinal malrotation. We describe a rare case of left-sided acute appendicitis with intestinal malrotation in a 14-year-old boy, in which computed tomography (CT) was useful for a preoperative diagnosis.
ISSN:0288-2043